A biography of the life and work of the American architect.A biography of the life and work of the American architect.A biography of the life and work of the American architect.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 3 wins & 2 nominations total
Edward Herrmann
- Narrator
- (voice)
- Directors
- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaNot counting all the other delinquent bills that Wright left for his wife, the grocery bill alone came to approximately $30,000 in 2022 dollars.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ken Burns: America's Storyteller (2017)
- SoundtracksMoonglow
Written by Will Hudson, Edgar De Lange, and Irving Mills
Performed by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
Courtesy of EMI Music Publishing, Scarsdale Music Corp., and RCA Records Label of BMG Music
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silly shallow docu-drama
Ken Burns, as usual, overcooks the porridge and we end up with lots of glop on the floor.
This melodrama spends far too much time on FLW's self-inflicted turbulent personal life, with precious little time or effort spent on his actual buildings (which is what we're here to see). Only four buildings (Taliesen East/West, Johnson Wax, Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum) are discussed in any detail whatsoever (in a multi-hour documentary this is inexcusable). FLW's entire period in Los Angeles and the Tokyo Imperial Hotel are not even mentioned! We glimpse Robie House once. And, I'm really not interested in Ken Burns' impressions of what music FLW would like.
Very shallow piece of work.
This melodrama spends far too much time on FLW's self-inflicted turbulent personal life, with precious little time or effort spent on his actual buildings (which is what we're here to see). Only four buildings (Taliesen East/West, Johnson Wax, Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum) are discussed in any detail whatsoever (in a multi-hour documentary this is inexcusable). FLW's entire period in Los Angeles and the Tokyo Imperial Hotel are not even mentioned! We glimpse Robie House once. And, I'm really not interested in Ken Burns' impressions of what music FLW would like.
Very shallow piece of work.
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- agorelik
- Feb 15, 2004
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- Runtime2 hours 26 minutes
- Color
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